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revers

American  
[ri-veer, -vair] / rɪˈvɪər, -ˈvɛər /

noun

  • revers
    plural
  1. a part of a garment turned back to show the lining or facing, as a lapel.

  2. a trimming simulating such a part.

  3. the facing used.


revers British  
/ rɪˈvɪə /

noun

  1. (usually plural) the turned-back lining of part of a garment, esp of a lapel or cuff

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of revers

Borrowed into English from French around 1865–70


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These were our founding fathers, the people everyone revers so much!

From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2016

Their jackets favor fingertip lengths, have revers and collars.

From Time Magazine Archive

Albee claimed his first wave in the "sudden death" heat, a 7.5 pt barrel to backside revers for the win.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dans un si grand revers, que vous reste-t-il?

From A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. by Edmund Gosse

Then, as though obeying some powerful force she could not resist, Julia plunged her arms into the satin of the sleeves and brought the great soft revers up about her throat.

From Cheerful—By Request by Edna Ferber

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